Asked if she could see herself in a relationship with Cuthbert now, Henderson replied: "At the moment, it's hard to say. He's still in the competition.

"As soon as we're both out of it, it's going to go boom... At the moment [we are just] very close and good friends, but after the competition, I'd love to see him. I do want to spend time with him. Only time will tell."

Henderson went on to dismiss rumours of a romance with Union J's youngest member George Shelley, describing him as a "best friend", before noting that the entire group were "bawling their eyes out" when she was eliminated.

As well as Union J, Henderson said that she had found friends for life in X Factor judges Tulisa Contostavlos and Nicole Scherzinger.